Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"Yang Zun, do you desire immortality?"

Xiao Yi's mouth curled into a smile as he gazed at Yang Zun before him and asked with a chuckle.

Yang Zun was stunned, then suddenly raised his head, looking at Xiao Yi with disbelief.

His breathing became rapid all at once.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump...

Yang Zun gasped for air, his aged face flushed with a rosy color.

Immortality!

Who wouldn't want it?

But...

Yang Zun showed a bitter smile and said, "Xiao Zhenguo, don't tease this old man. To enter the Longevity Secret Realm, one must possess the Spirit of Immortality, which has always been in the hands of the five great sacred lands..."

Yet, Yang Ling spoke up, "Ancestor, behind Xiao Zhenguo is Baiyu, remember?"

"This..."

Yang Zun trembled all over, looking at Xiao Yi with disbelief.

Baiyu was also one of the five great sacred lands.

They certainly possessed the Spirit of Immortality!

Could it be...

The three members of the Yang Family exchanged glances, their eyes filled with an intense flame as they looked at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi glanced at Yang Ling. This fellow had indeed done him a favor, saving him the trouble of explaining the origin of the Spirit of Immortality. After all, the Spirit of Immortality was the foundational footing of the five great sacred lands, and no one outside of them could refine it.

If the news that Xiao Yi could refine the Spirit of Immortality got out, it would definitely shake the foundations of the five great sacred lands.

They might even rise together to attack.

Xiao Yi couldn't withstand the assault of the five great sacred lands!

Xiao Yi nodded and took out the Spirit of Immortality, saying in a deep voice, "This Spirit of Immortality is of the Wood Attribute, and it can let you enter the Longevity Secret Realm!"

"This, this..."

Yang Zun trembled with excitement, unable to speak clearly.

Emperor Qian and Yang Ling also had faces full of eagerness.

Thump!

All three members of the Yang Family knelt before Xiao Yi in unison, their heads banging against the ground as they said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Xiao Zhenguo, for bestowing the Spirit of Immortality. The Yang Family, for generations to come, shall hold the Xiao Family in the highest esteem!"

"Get up now,"

Xiao Yi helped the three to their feet, the appearance of Zhang Sixiang making him realize the importance of having a powerful force behind him. This also gave rise to the idea in his heart to use the Daqian Dynasty as a foundation to build his own power base, "Of course I can give you this Spirit of Immortality, but in return, I need you to mobilize all your resources to collect high-quality Spirit Veins of various attributes for me!"

If he wanted to build his own team, the powerhouses from the Longevity Secret Realm were indispensable.

Only, refining the Spirit of Immortality required the consumption of many Spirit Veins.

According to the Refining Secret Technique Xiao Yi possessed.

A first-grade Spirit of Immortality required two hundred fifty first-grade Spirit Veins.

A second-grade Spirit of Immortality needed five hundred second-grade Spirit Veins.

And so on...

A tenth-grade Spirit of Immortality required two thousand five hundred tenth-grade Spirit Veins!

If he were to search alone, he feared it would take an eternity to gather them. But if supported by an entire nation, the search would go much faster. Of course, this was under the condition that the nation was powerful enough.

At the very least...

Just Yang Zun alone was far from enough!

"Pavilion Master Xiao Zhenguo, rest assured, after the national ceremony, I shall mobilize the nation's resources to search for the Spirit Vein!" Emperor Qian spoke solemnly, yet couldn't hide the excitement in his heart—the Xiao Family was finally about to have a strong presence from the Longevity Secret Realm.

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "No rush. Rome wasn't built in a day. This matter cannot be hastened." After pausing, he turned to Yang Zun, "Let them handle the matters here! You must focus on refining the essence of longevity and strive to step into the Longevity Secret Realm before the national ceremony."

Although the Daqian Dynasty currently has Xiao Yi's presence, he is not from the Longevity Secret Realm after all; his deterrence is still not strong enough.

If Yang Zun could step into the Longevity Secret Realm—

Just making a brief appearance at the national ceremony would let the world know that the Daqian Dynasty is guarded by a strong person from the Longevity Secret Realm, and even the Nantian Dynasty would have to weigh the consequences of taking action against them.

After all...

Even a newly ascended strong person from the Longevity Secret Realm, if they went on a rampage, would cause the Nantian Dynasty substantial pain!

Yang Zun, with utmost care, held the essence of longevity and nodded gravely, "Please be at ease, Pavilion Master Xiao, I will refine this essence of longevity as quickly as possible and step into the Longevity Secret Realm!"

"I'll be waiting for your good news!"

Xiao Yi smiled, then inquired about some details of the national ceremony before departing.

The emergence of Zhang Sixiang made Xiao Yi realize his own strength was far from enough.

He prepared for secluded cultivation.

At the fastest speed, he intended to fully understand the ninth supplementary chart of the Heaven-reaching Skill Record, then reach immortality by merging myriad paths. Walking through the void, Xiao Yi's eyes shimmered with sharpness and determination, "Qingzhu, wait for me; I will soon go to Baiyu and bring you back home in glory!"

......

Time flies swiftly.

It has been a full half a year since Xiao Yi handed over the essence of longevity to Yang Zun and then returned to the Xiaoshanhe Institute for secluded cultivation.

Running such a massive country entails numerous trivialities, let alone the sudden integration of a thousand kingdoms into the Daqian Dynasty, where intertwined complexities need meticulous unraveling.

In half a year's time.

All opposition within the Daqian Dynasty was completely annihilated, and Yang Zun officially stepped into the Longevity Secret Realm half a month ago, although the news was kept under wraps for a dramatic reveal at the national ceremony.

Therefore...

The national ceremony was set for half a month later.

That day is also Xiao Yi's birthday!

Using Xiao Yi's birthday as the date for the national ceremony was Yang Ling's suggestion, which received unanimous approval from everyone.

Inside the Xiaoshanhe Institute.

Metal plates revolved endlessly around Xiao Yi, with the image of the God Devouring Ants floating behind him. The God Devouring Ants had grown from the size of a calf to a thousand zhang in size.

If the wings were extended, they would cover an area of nearly two thousand zhang.

Xiao Yi had completely grasped the ninth supplementary chart of the Heaven-reaching Skill Record; the God Devouring Ants were as if they had undergone nine Nirvana Heavenly Tribulations, and both their size and strength had undergone profound transformations.

Besides the Heaven-reaching Skill Record, Xiao Yi had also completed the ninth supplementary chart of the Tongtian Shenlu (Heaven-reaching Divine Record).

This was closely related to his consumption of the Spiritual Blood Pool.

Had he not devoured the Spiritual Blood Pool on Gold Field Island, it would have been impossible for him to comprehend the ninth supplementary chart so quickly.

The only deficiency was the Tongtian Tiroku (Heaven-reaching Physical Record).

He was just a hair's breadth away from fully mastering the ninth supplementary chart.

Fortunately, half a year of seclusion had given Xiao Yi an epiphany. His Wind Thunder Holy Body was limiting his physical body. His Wind Thunder Holy Body was still only at the seventh transformation, and it was proving ineffective to enhance his physical body with just the Tongtian Tiroku.

He had to advance his Wind Thunder Holy Body to the eighth transformation in order to break through this limitation and complete the cultivation of the ninth supplementary chart.

In fact, advancing to the eighth transformation of the Wind Thunder Holy Body wasn't difficult, but finding the materials for the Eighth-transformation Wind Thunder Elixir was the challenge.

They were not ordinary ingredients.

There were well over ten kinds of eighth-grade Spiritual Medicines alone.

Even with Xiao Yi mobilizing the full strength of the Treasure Pavilion and the royal family to search, three types of eighth-grade Spiritual Medicine remained unaccounted for to this day.

Whew!

Xiao Yi exhaled a deep breath. This breath was long and robust, its presence meandering around the area before quietly dissipating. Just then, Shadow Demon's voice came from outside the door: "Director, Pavilion Master Nalan Qianqiu requests an audience, saying that there's news concerning the items you were looking for..."